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Chauffeur Car Rental in Uganda – Rooftop Tent Vehicle

by admin January 21, 2020
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Kibale Forests National Park is a one-of-a-kind national park in Uganda with the most appealing and diverse tracts of tropical forests. Its tropical forests are a habitat to 13 primate species, including the common chimpanzees which are the major attraction there. Visiting this Park is very interesting as you will get engaged in various lifetime experiences such as; chimpanzee tracking, cultural encounters, superb birding experiences, and nature walks, among others.

The Park is firmly situated in the western parts of Uganda, about 5 hours’ drive from Kampala – Uganda’s capital city. This Park, like any other Ugandan national park, is located in a remote area and it can best be explored by use of a private hired car.

Uganda comprises of a mammoth of car rental companies that you can contact and get hired a very good fleet to use for transportation wherever you may want to go in Uganda, including to Kibale. The 4X4 Car Hire Uganda is of course among the rental companies in Uganda that you should rush to if you really want to take a fleet of the best quality.

The rental company surely offers good services and you can either go for a self-drive or a chauffeur guided safari, depending on what is convenient for you. With the chauffeur guided safari, you will hire a car together will an experienced driver-guide who will not only drive you safely on the poor roads of Uganda but also share with you some interesting stories about Uganda, mainly about tourism.

By all means, the chauffeur guided safari is the most convenient one because you will be able to know the Uganda tourism deeply since you will be with a person who has a great experience about it, contrary to a self-drive safari. Besides that, most of the Parks in Uganda, including Kibale, have poor roads which are really difficult to pass through especially when you are a stranger.

It is therefore a good choice to order for an experienced driver-guide from 4×4 car hire Uganda who has a savvy about the roads and can know how best to pass onto them. However, you are just advised to go with the chauffeur guided safaris but it is not that you are entitled to only opt for that as you can also decide to go for a self-drive but if you choose that, you are recommended to minimize your speed while in the park and also drive with much care because for any serious damage you cause on the car, you will be asked to pay a sum of US$ 1000 as a compensation fee for it to be repaired and brought back to life again for other businesses.

Though all the cars are under insurance, you should be aware that the insurance is just comprehensive – it works on the car when it is on the ground, meaning that the compensation fee will help in transporting the damaged car from the scene to where the insurance’s services are eligible.

Chimpanzee tracking in Kibale

The chimpanzee tracking expeditions are more joyous in Kibale than anywhere else in Uganda and the Park is the premier destination for chimpanzee tracking even all-over East Africa. A chimpanzee permit for Kibale National Park’s chimpanzees cost US$ 150 and it can easily be purchased for you by the tour operator you will have booked through. Like gorilla trekking, chimpanzee tracking is also done in groups though here are 6 individuals per tracking group. There is also no specific time to spend with the chimpanzees once tracked and found as it is with the gorillas in Bwindi and Mgahinga National Parks.

This is due to the fact that the chimpanzees are not like gorillas which you will find on ground and view minus running – the chimpanzees are very playful and jumpy, hence if you are limited to view them within one hour as the gorillas you may end up not enjoying your trip. With chimpanzee tracking, you are given a lot of time to spend with the primates and you are ensured with memorable escapades.

Besides chimpanzee tracking, you will also enjoy brilliant views to many other primates like L’Hoest’s monkeys, blue monkeys, black and white Colobus and many others. You will also get involved in many other activities such as; excellent birding experiences, amazing cultural experiences, and nature walk which enables you to view many other things in the Park including trees, butterflies, and monkeys, among other species.

Kibale comprises of numerous accommodations within and outside to offer a very comfortable stay to its visitors/guests, and among them include Primate lodge, Crater Safari Lodge, and Isunga Lodge. The park is also within a stone’s throw away from some of Uganda’s most prominent national parks such as; Queen Elizabeth National Park, and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

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Chimpanzee Tracking Safaris in Uganda & Rwanda
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Chimpanzee Tracking Safaris in Uganda & Rwanda

by admin March 1, 2019
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Chimpanzees are unique primates to visit in Uganda and Rwanda for your memories to remember because of their striking features and behaviors characterized.

They are rated to be the more closet primates to human features in that they almost think the same way as human beings, sometimes these primates repeat after the statements made by the human beings, they sleep up to 9.5 hours per day.

There are further characterized with palm of hands, tailless and the soles of feets are hairless, their arms are longer than the legs. Looking forward to seeing Chimpanzees in Africa, Uganda and Rwanda are the best places to go located in the Eastern part of the African Continent.

Chimpanzee Tracking & Habituation in Uganda

Uganda is one of the best places to go for Chimpanzee tracking in Africa and it’s located in the Eastern part of the African Continent with wide range of Chimp species in different National Parks and Sanctuaries with over 4950 Species recorded.

These human closely related species are found in Kibale Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary.

Kibale Forest National Park is a great destination on your Ugandan tour with ever green cover vegetation characterized with big species of trees.

This park is commonly known for chimpanzees in its diversity with over 1,420 species recorded in this park, while in Kibale Forest National Park you can do both Chimpanzee tracking and habituation experience.

The Tracking activity involves visiting the ever-green cover vegetation of Kibale characterized with big tree species in search of these primates very excited to watch them while feeding, playing with young ones, hanging in tree branches, mating and taking photos of them for memories.

It’s advised to move slowly while in the Jungle because you may scare them and let them to extend far away from the exact place you are supposed to find them, some tend to hide in the tree branches and leaves.

After locating the presence of these apes, you are allowed to stay around them for one hour while experiencing their ways of living plus behaviors, after that you are entitled to vacate the place.

The Habituation experience involves trailing with these primates in the Jungle shaping them in a way of behaving friendly with human beings and this is done for almost a full day, the price for Chimpanzee tracking and habituation experience in Kibale Forest National Park goes for $150 USD and $220 USD per person respectively, the difference between tracking and habituation experience is the time spent while with these primates in the Jungle.

For the tracking experience the time is divided into three sessions named morning session, afternoon session and evening session therefore it depends on your choice and itinerary to decide which session to go with.

If it’s hard for you to reach Kibale Forest National park but in Queen Elizabeth National Park it’s easy for you to do the chimp tracking there which is done in the Kyambura gorge side part of Queen Elizabeth National Park, this is also a good haven for bird watching for birders mostly in the morning or evening time. Chimpanzee tracking in Queen Elizabeth National Park costs $50 USD per person.

Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary is another place you should not miss on your bucket list while in Uganda, this is a protected area gazetted to provide care to the rescued orphaned Chimpanzees.

It is located on Lake Victoria and you can better reach it by use of a boat from Entebbe which is about 40-50 minutes’ drive by boat and about 20 minutes’ drive by Aero plane, 90 minutes’ drive by local canol.

When you reach a couple of activities in the bucket for you to participate in like Chimpanzee feeding, car giving plus Volunteering which takes a couple of days while at this sanctuary.

Chimpanzee Tracking in Rwanda

This activity in Rwanda is listed first among the top activities to do if you decide to spend your time in this destination while visiting its top National Parks located in different regions.

This Chimpanzee tracking activity is only done in Nyungwe Forest National Park located in the Southern part for the case of Rwanda because they are only uniquely located here among the top destinations to visit with two habituated groups of Chimpanzees.

Over 500 species of Chimps are recorded in Rwanda with most part found in the Afro Montane Forest of Nyungwe Forest National Park; some of the Chimps are recorded sightable in the Cyamudongo Forest.

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Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park
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Chimpanzee Tracking in Kibale Forest National Park

by admin January 10, 2019
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Chimpanzees are ranked to be the number one primate liked by most of travelers to Uganda when you put the shy endangered Mountain Gorillas aside. Chimpanzees are herbivorous primates which feed on young bamboo shoot and stem, tree leaves, fruits like mangoes, oranges, jack fruits and more, they are black and brownish in color with its fore limb longer than the lower limb. These primates are ranked to be the most closet to human being features in that they even sometimes repeat statements made by human beings while in the Jungle.

Kibale Forest National Park

This Park is located in the Western part of Uganda bordering Queen Elizabeth National Park in the South, Rwenzori Mountains National Park in the West; it’s characterized with tropical rain forest, savannah grasslands and swampy areas. Therefore, on your Ugandan tour can be combined and visit all these parks and you can better reach Kibale Forest National Park by use of Kampala – Mityana – Mubende- Fort Portal highway which is 358 kms from Kampala and when you reach Kibale Forest National Park you will be welcomed with its ever green cover vegetation and after experiencing the chimpanzee trekking or habituation depending on your choice visit the other parks mentioned above for hiking and wildlife safari.

This park is mostly known for the great chimpanzees although it even habits other wildlife primates and species which include Black and White Colobus Monkeys, Red tailed Monkeys, Vervet, Blue Monkeys, Leopards, Lions, Bush babies, baboons and different bird species including the rare shoe bill.

Different bird species in Kibale are mostly sighted while on a walk in Bigodi wetland mostly in the morning or evening time. Chimpanzee tracking and Chimpanzee habituation experience plus bird watching are the most prominent activities done in Kibale Forest National Park.

Chimpanzee Tracking and Habituation experience

Chimpanzee tracking involves starting a tracking journey from the starting point following the established routes or trails into the jungle in search of these great primates very excited to see them feeding, playing with young ones, laughing, swinging on the tree branches and taking photos of these primates for memories, on this walk you are assigned a park ranger to lead you through the jungle and its always advised to maintain your voice at low tone while in the jungle because these primates tend to be tricky in that when they discover presence of human beings near their location they tend to hide away and if you are not lucky you may not see them, on the tracking experience after discovering their location you are allowed to stay in their presence for only one hour and vacate the place but for the habituation experience you are allowed to stay with these primates in the Jungle for four hours or a full day if it is your interest.

While in the Jungle for your tracking or habituation experience you will have high chances of sighting other different Wildlife primates and species like Black and White Colobus monkeys, Vervets, Blue monkeys, baboons, red tailed monkeys, leopards, chameleon, Lizards, owls, fox, hyenas, insects like butter flies, tsetse flies, Reptiles like Snakes, Pythons, and different bird species.

Chimpanzee tracking and Habituation fees 

Chimpanzee tracking and Chimpanzee habituation experience in Kibale Forest National Park costs $150 USD and $220 USD person respectively, usually this money is paid on arrival and then issued with a permit for the session, you can either book for a morning or afternoon session.

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Kibale Forest National Park: Chimps Trek & Habituation

by admin January 8, 2019
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Kibale Forest National Park is among the top ten destinations to visit in Uganda and its commonly known for the Chimpanzees plus other Wildlife primates. It’s characterized with tropical rain forest, forest cover, interspersed with patches of grassland and swamp dominates the northern & central parts of the park.

This park is located in the western part of Uganda and is a home to total of 70 mammal species. It also contains over 375 species of birds. It adjoins Queen Elizabeth National park to the south to create a 180km long corridor for wildlife between Ishasha, the remote southern sector of Queen and Sebitoli in the north of Kibale Forest National Park.

Kibale Fort Portal area is one of Uganda’s most rewarding destinations to explore; it lies close to the tranquil Ndali Kasenda Crater area and within half a day’s drive of Queen Elizabeth, Rwenzori Mountains and more.

This park can be accessed from Kampala along a paved road via Kasese through the Queen Elizabeth National Park. While Kanyanchu visitor centre the primary centre for tourist activities 36km from Fort Portal can be reached via a dirt road and is accessible by public transport. This park can also be reached from Kampala via Mubende and Fort Portal or through Mbarara- Ibanda and Kamwenge.

Kibale Forest National Park in Uganda is commonly known for the Chimpanzees therefore if you hope of both tracking and doing habituation experience in Uganda Kibale is the right place for that. Chimpanzees are tailless herbivorous primates which have a close relation with humans and share brain sizes, they also have palm of hands and their soles of feet are hairless but the arms are longer than its legs.

Chimps have a high social relationship and frequently have sex, they sleep up to 9.5 hours per day and surprisingly these apes communicate in almost the same way human beings communicate and can recreate human speeches.

While in Kibale Forest National Park you will be able to do both Chimpanzee tracking and Chimpanzee habituation experience. The park entrance in Kibale goes for $40 USD per person per 24 hours, Chimpanzee tracking involves visiting the Jungle in search of these primates and after discovering them you are allowed to stay in their presence for only one hour while enjoying their behavoiurs, seeing them playing and more, you are also allowed to take a lot of photos for these apes for memories.

The permit for visiting these apes in the jungle costs $150 USD per person and it guarantees you one hour stay. But when you are suspected to be with any infectious disease you are not allowed to go for the tracking because you spread diseases to these apes, do not eat in their presence, do not touch on these primates without permission and when taking photos do not use flush cameras.

While on your Ugandan tour do not miss the amazing and unforgettable Eco tourist adventure, the Chimpanzee Habituation experience done in Kibale National Park involves visiting these chimps in the jungle and stay with them for the all day while grooming them how to behave with human beings and the permit which allows you for the all day stay with these primates’ costs $200 USD per person.

While in Kibale do not also miss out going for bird watching since it hosts over 375 bird species and if you are lucky you will get a chance of sighting the rare Shoe bill in Bigodi Wetland as this is the centre for most of the different bird species in Kibale Forest National Park.

During the tracking you will be exposed to the geographical out look of Kibale Forest National Park therefore being in contact with nature, sight other features like insects, reptiles, vegetation which includes big trees in the forest and more.

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